Table construction



May 31, "1932. D. TYLER ET AL 1,860,875

TABLE CVONSTRUUTION Filed April 20. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l dllll`HHILL-I-llllllllllnlllllllllll (lll l l l/l May-'51 1932- D TYLER ET ALTABLE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1;! :11a T1451, and'lmnm Thun-IE5 E.ME P 111'. l1

Filed April 20, 1929 www? Patented May 31, 1932 Domi TYLER. AyunfTHoMes.B.;1vrE1imLL, [on TULSAL oKLArroMA` TABLE. cons'ratrorromapplica/cin filedH Api-i1* zo;

This invention Y relates to improvements in tables.

rIhe .primary object of lthisinvention is 4theprovision of ari-improvedtable construction embodying'a noveltype oflcollapsible andexgf tensiblesupporting leg construction w-l1ich may be eXtend'ed in suchjmanner as*toanot interfere with persons seated at theftable.

A further object of this inventionr is theprovision off a tableconstruction of! al rela-y tively' longl type,- includingcollap'sibleleg constructionsat thel end-- thereo with!l noveli means tomaintain theA same extended or coll lapsedinanon-obstructingrelation-withlper- 5 sons or guests seated at theitable'.l

Other objects and? advantagesofthis in vention Willfbeapparentlduringfthe course-of the' following detailed description.l u tIn the accompanying drawings,y forming a partv oitliis speci'cation,andwlierein similiarv reference charactersldesignate 'corresponding`parts-throughout thesevera-l views, Y l

FigureL 1- is alongitudinal sectional Viewv taken thru the improvedtable construction in an extended' position Jfor use:

Figure 2 is a. transversesectionalview takenAa thruf. the tableconstruction showing itslegs in end elevation. f 1

Figure 3 isabottom plan view of the-'table with the legs eXtended.Figures 4' and A arev sectional viewstakensubstantially on theirrespective-lines in Figure l ofitlie drawings. Y

Figure eis'faV bottom plan Viewoff the table collapsed'. Y

Figure-'Z' is a sectional'viewtaken substantiallyI on-the line 7"-7' ofFigure 6;

Figure 8v is an enlargedl fragmentary sectionalview taken thru detailsothe legil construction.1

Figure 9fisa fragmentary perspective'view of' the upper endlof one ofthe leg constructions o the table.

Figure 1'0Sis ay perspective view of abrace member'usedin connectionwith the leg strue-` ture of thetable.

Fidure `11' isa sectiona/lview taken substantia-lil; on] the line11T-411101:v Figure 2; In the drawings, wherein for the purpose i oillustration isr shown.. only,` aL preferred em- 1929; serial N'd.356,837.

bodimentof theinvention, the letterAimay generally designatetheimproveditable; which includes-a' top construction B5 having1oollapsible lega constructions C' at' each end thereoiy with means D tosupport thesameextondejd u. oroollapsed f Reerringtothe table vtopconstruction-- B1; the's-anielinoliides'a table board for-top lhaiwfing--` oppositelly` disposed longitu'dinafll side' flanges kl8-and 19iWhich-mayrlfbelield inf right 60-` angled depending-'relation withlrespectr toethe,` tabletop-15g bymeans'o triangular shaped blriclrs()Asuitably attached inprositionatn tlief inside of thel variouslianges-lto the tabletop.l l5 beneath the same. 'i 05e '.lhelegfconstructions`- G are' identical and' arebest illustratedin FiguresS andQfoffthe drawings.- Each ofthe same com-prisesfaipiva otedl deviceQiiwliiclilis pivoted,.as.willz bei subsequently described, onthebottom: sur-n 701. face ofthe Atable top-I5, and includes the e-lon-.,.gated cross piece `26 adaptediatoeXtendftra/nse1 versely across thetable top-15;' beneathfther same,Y andE which` is y morticedf: at 27.2inwardly of the top. surfacethereofrand whereim thee. ;vleaves281ofhinges are suitably secured'fatliez. other leaves 2990i thehinges `being.adapteoli to be secured. to a-.crossrail 30WhiclL-isnailedi or otherwise afiiixed': beneath.; the topil W-all1l55iat eacliendofthetable, in; right angledjerelm 30 tions. with itsllongitudinal. a-Xis,\ atf. a. predetera minededistance:inwardly:'romearch of the enddependingiiangesland'lf... I Thev pivoted; device25; addition to: the

- cross pieceQGincliucles the dependinglegsupe 95.

porting member 35,. whichfhasaimortioednonnectionin .the crossrpi'ece2.65 preferably being` provided.. Witirthe upstanding'lslranks,` 365i.adapted. tozbe recei vediWithilrsuitablemeeesses 37. provifdedas:sockets -thruiithezfcross .pieoef26,. 90 as isV illustrated: inFiguresgSli and 9 of; the4 drawings. The dependingmember, isoftlie; sameWidth as the cross piece 265, ,butinfwfi-dth it is considerablylessfthan theW-idill-Loizth: cross piece 26;.and: together:.WiitliythevGrossi 9i. piece26 fformsa T-Sha-ped arrangement as the. pivot.. device25; Inwardlyoffitsrlower edge;A

40 the member 35g=isr-upwardiyfrecessed.atkh andi wherein anendfloabracci .armkispiew oted; as will` be; subsrunentlyfdescribed;l In#wardly of the opposite sides thereof the depending attaching shank ofthe pivoted device 25 is inorticed, at 46, on an incline or bevel; themortice recesses 46 being inclined in a divergent relation with respectto each other away from the hinged end of the T- shaped pivoted device25; the said inoitice recesses 46 opening at oppositev sides of themember 35 and exending to the outer free edge 40. In the mor-ticerecesses 46 tenons 54 of the supporting llegs 50 and 51 of each legconstruction C are connected, snugly fitting in the inor'tice recesses46, so that the legs 5 0 and 51 are in a divergent relation at theirlower ends.

To hold the mortice and tenon connections of the legs 50 and 51, ahorizontally disposed attaching'bolt 60 is threaded thru suitablealigning apertures in the upper ends of the legs and the member 35, asis illustrated 1n the drawings, the outer side of one of the legs 50being recessedto receive the head of the bolt 6() and the opposite sideof the leg 51 being recessed to receive the nut of the bolt; thehorizontal bolt Vextending transversely e across the width of the shankor member 35 of iii) ` Thehinges secure the cross piece 26 of each thepivoted device 25, and intersecting 'the slot 41, to act as a pivotmember for pivoting the apertured end of the lbrace arm- 45 thereto. n

A noteworthy featureor the'invention is the fact that'the cross piece 26yand the depending attaching member 35 rof the T- shaped-pivoted device25, as well asthe legs 50 and51 supported thereby, are all of thesame-thickness and hingedly supportedand attached together Ain the saineplane. The.v

thickness of this leg construction C is relatively shallow, so that itdoes not occupy much space beneath the table, and the upper ends ofthelegsO and 51 ar-e rigidly secured to the relatively narrow member 35 ina close proximate relation, anddiverge towards their outer ends, sothatv persons at opposite sides of the table may sit comfortably,notwithstandingthe legs which support the table, as they are so designedas to be located in an unobstructed krelation with Arespect to personsseated at the table, as can be readily understood from Figure2 of thedrawings.

of the pivoted devices 25 to the cross rails 30, beneath the table top,at locations laterally of the leg attaching member or shank 35, and

f thus the leg constructions are durably and efliciently pivoted to thetable top structure against liability of wobbling.

Referring tothemeans E for securing each leg construction C collapsed orextended, the same are identical foreach leg` construction, and in thisconnection a cross brace 7() is secured beneath the table top 15substantially midway intermediate the ends thereof, in a dependingrelation. At each side of this cross brace or rail area pairof spacedbrace attaching flanges 72 and 73, in a spaced relation to provide achannel 74 therebetween, at each side of the cross rail 70. Theseflanges 72 and 73 are reinforced and secured to the cross rail 7 0 bytriangular shaped blocks 7 5 which are suitably nailed or otherwisesecured in the corners at the juncture ofthe ends of the flanges 72 and73. yEach passageway or space 74 located at the longitudinal axis of thetable is closed at the rail 70, but open at the opposite ends of theflanges 72 and 73. At the cross rail 70 the flanges 72 and 73 are pro-Yvided with aligning openings 77, and in farther spaced relationtransversely aligning openings 78. Referring now to the diagonal bracearm 45 for each of the leg constructions as above mentioned, the end ofthe same is pivoted to each of the leg constructions and moreparticularly the pivoted device 25, in a spaced relation with respect tothe pivot axis of the device 25. The opposite end of the brace armconstruction 45 may be enlarged and is provided with atransverse opening80, thru which a tapered dowel pin 81 may bevinserted, for the purposeof locking the arm. When the leg construction C is extended the bracearm 45 will be diagonally arranged,

with its free moving end extending into the provided inwardly of a beveledge 86 Iof the' brace arm ,45; the bevel edge 86 resting against theunder surface of thetable top 15,

and a stop piece 87 being rigidly affixed to the '11"' table top 15 inan intersecting relation across the passageway or channel 74, whichisreceived in the vrecess 85.

In the event of collapsing the table legs, the

dowel pins 81 must of course be removed and the brace arm 45 is knockedfromr retained position on the stop piece 87, and the brace arm 45 isthen slid longitudinally alongthe channel 74 into its collapsed positionin said channel, as illustratedV in Figure 6'ofr theA f drawings, andthe leg construction C'is then i folded substantially flat beneaththe-top 15',

it being noted that the edge 40 of the ,pivoted portion 25 isv'slightlyspaced from the ex'-. treme outer end' of the flanges 72 and 73, to,

permit the legy constructionsl C to collapse substantially flat beneaththe top 15, with the legs 50 and 51 divergent at eithersidevof t-heflanges 72 and 73. In :this positionfthe apertures 65 align with thetransverse aper-V tures 77 to receivethe dowel pins 81 for the purposeVof holding the legs collapsed inthe relation illustrated' in Figure 6ofthe drawings. From theforegoing, description of. this inresume ivention it is apparent that a novel type of table construction has beenprovided, which may eliiciently serve the purpose of providing a table,the legs of Which may be extended or collapsed as desired. The fact thatthe legs are collapsible4 does not interfere with the bulk of the same,since due to the compact and efficient arrangement of the legconstruction, they may be extended or collapsed into a very compactrelation; the leg constructions When extended do not interfere With theguests seated at the table in any manner whatsoever, and because of thisfeature the table construction has been particularly designed for use atbanquets Where relatively long tables are provided, Which may becollapsed' for purposes of portability, and Which may be extended into avery stable and durable relation due to the novel design and reinforcedbracing features of the leg construction.

Various changes in' the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may bemade tothe formv of invention herein shown and described, Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

We claim:

1. In a table construction the combination of an elongated' table top, aleg construction pivoted to the table top at each end thereof, a pair ofspaced flanges beneath the table top providing a channel., a brace armpivotally connected at one end to each of the leg constructions having aWidth substantially equal to the Width of the channel and slidabletherein, locking means associated with said flanges and said brace armslocking the brace arms in various positions for supporting the legconstructions extended' or collapsed with respect to the table top, saidleg constructions and brace arms bearing suc-h relation to the length ofthe table and channel that When the leg constructions are collapsed thebrace arms Will lie in the channels in aligning relation.

2. In a table construction the combination of a table top, asubstantially T-shaped device including a cross piece and a reduceddepending shank in right angled relation between the ends of the crosspiece, means pivoting the cross piece to the table top, saiddepending.shank having its opposite sides thereof morticed in a divergentrelation, a pair of supporting legs having their proximate ends in saiddivergently morticed recesses, means securing the adjacent ends of thelegs in a rigid relation With the shank so that the legs are divergentfrom the shank, the cross piece, shank and legs all being of the same`thickness and lying in the same plane, and means for supporting theshank in a collapsed substantially flat relation beneath 'the' table topor extended in right angled relation With respect to the table top.

the T-shaped device with the bolt means extending transversely thru saidrecess, a brace bar pivoted on the bolt means in said recess, and meansfor holding thebar in any of several positions with respect to theytable top With respect to the table top.

DOLA TYLER. THOMAS B. MERRILL.

Y l12s 3. In a table construction the combination (iso.

5 for holding said legs collapsed or extended 7

